SMIRK
What does "SMIRK" mean?
A smug, conceited, or knowing smile.
Meanings
- A self-satisfied, smug, or sly smile. A smirk crossed his face as the trap sprang shut.
- To smile in a smug, conceited, or knowing way. She smirked when no one else got the answer.
Did you know?
- Smirk and smile were once near-synonyms: the Old English 'smearcian' just meant 'to smile', and only over centuries did smirk sour into the smug version it names today.
Word origin
From Old English 'smearcian' or 'smercian', meaning simply to smile; the word later narrowed to mean an affected or smug smile.
Remember it
A SMIRK is a smile that went IRK - it bends up at the corner just to annoy you.
A little poem
He said the kind thing - but the mouth betrayed it:
one corner lifted, and the whole room read the smirk.
couplet
Wordplay
- What do you call a smile that thinks it's better than you? A smirk - it's too good for the whole mouth.
What it teaches
A smirk wins the moment and loses the room; it is the most expensive cheap victory.
Quick facts
What does SMIRK mean?
A smug, conceited, or knowing smile.
Is SMIRK a valid word?
Yes — SMIRK is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is SMIRK?
SMIRK has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does SMIRK come from?
From Old English 'smearcian' or 'smercian', meaning simply to smile; the word later narrowed to mean an affected or smug smile.
What can SMIRK teach us?
A smirk wins the moment and loses the room; it is the most expensive cheap victory.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.